Cavenham Heath is a National Nature Reserve, near

Cavenham Cavenham is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, northwest of Bury St Edmunds. It is in the local government district of West Suffolk, and the electoral ward of Manor. At the 2021 UK census, Cavenham Parish had a population of 141. ...

Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...

. It is both a Regionally Important Geological/Geomorphological Sites ( RIGS) and a

Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle ...

. Excavations were conducted at Cavenham Heath, yielding an ancient timber structure with a central footing, clay floor walls, and painted plaster, dating from the

Iron Age The Iron Age () is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progre ...

to the 4th century AD. Archaeologists uncovered votive material, including fragments of leaf-plaques and brooches, as well as ceremonial apparel, such as a chain-headdress and diadems.

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